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New signage in Chicago for the minimum age to purchase tobacco products seen in June 2016, when Chicago enacted a minimum age of 21.

Lake County health officials, some lawmakers on board with higher smoking-age bill

May 24, 2019 at 12:16 a.m.

Proposed state legislation to raise the purchasing age of tobacco to 21, a move several Lake County communities have already taken and others are studying, is sponsored by some local...

Former Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy speaks to members of the Lake County Sheriff's Office Feb. 1, 2018.

Presidential protector: Ex-Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy discusses law enforcement challenges

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

Having taken a bullet to the chest to protect President Ronald Reagan, former Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy has seen more than his share of adversity during his law enforcement...

Man convicted of Lake County terrorism threats wants his defense team dismissed prior to sentencing

May 10, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A California man convicted of making terrorism threats against the Lake County Building and Gurnee Police Department is seeking to dismiss his attorneys and represent himself ahead of a pending...

Abisac Serkanic, left, and Karla Hernandez, both with the Lake County Health Department, were among the volunteers participating in Lake County's annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count on Jan. 24.

Record number of volunteers join effort to record number of homeless people in Lake County

May 24, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

A record number of volunteers joined in an annual overnight effort last week to record the number of homeless people sleeping outside in Lake County. The data collected during the...

Two high-ranking assistant state's attorneys and two private attorneys have been selected as finalists for two open associate judge seats in Lake County Circuit Court.

Lake County Circuit Court judge finalists include high-profile prosecutors, attorneys

May 10, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

Two longtime division chiefs with the Lake County state's attorney's office and two private attorneys have been selected from more than 30 applicants as finalists to replace two open associate...

Judge: Zion man charged with attempted murder may not represent himself in court

May 10, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A Zion man who said he was invoking "republic law" because Illinois has adopted the "common law of England" won't be able to represent himself in court against attempted murder,...

More than 30 applicants vying for two associate judge vacancies in Lake County Circuit Court

December 15, 2018 at 1:14 a.m.

As is usually the case, judge openings in Lake County Circuit Court have drawn a long list of applicants, including some high-ranking Lake County State's Attorney's Office prosecutors and well-known...

A screen shot, from the cell phone of State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, of the false missile alert that caused panic in Hawaii Saturday morning. Bush is in Hawaii visiting family.

‘Is this real?’: Grayslake state senator was in Hawaii for false missile alert

May 24, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

State Sen. Melinda Bush of Grayslake joined an exclusive club over the weekend of which no one wants to be part — she had legitimate reason to believe she might...

Pastor Julie Contreras consoles Maria del Carmen Mercado, the aunt of 18-year-old Lucio Cambray, during a memorial service for the Waukegan teen Sunday.

Waukegan 18-year-old memorialized Sunday; cause of death remains a mystery

May 10, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

More than 50 people crowded into a small chapel in Waukegan Sunday morning to mourn 18-year-old Lucio Cambray, who was found dead in the backyard swimming pool of an unoccupied...

A bus with a flat rear tire after a pursuit by Wisconsin and Illinois State Police at Interstate 94 and Route 173, on Jan. 13, 2018, in Wadsworth.

Man charged with making threats on Greyhound bus held without bond in Lake County jail

May 10, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A Chicago man who allegedly had a gun on a Greyhound bus and led police on a chase along Interstate 94 from the Racine, Wis., area to Route 173 in...

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